05275nam 2200685 a 450 991078567920332120230721013745.092-2-121201-7(CKB)2670000000068483(EBL)605711(OCoLC)700697550(SSID)ssj0000540435(PQKBManifestationID)12216455(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540435(PQKBWorkID)10586186(PQKB)11488235(MiAaPQ)EBC3012388(MiAaPQ)EBC605711(Au-PeEL)EBL3012388(CaPaEBR)ebr10512040(OCoLC)769190018(Au-PeEL)EBL605711(EXLCZ)99267000000006848320090626d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe promotion of sustainable enterprises[electronic resource] /Graeme Buckley, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Michael Henriques1st ed.Geneva ILO20091 online resource (290 p.)Based on papers prepared for the 2007 International Labour Conference.92-2-121200-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Foreword; CONTENTS; Note on the authors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Executive summary; 1 INTRODUCTION; Figure 1.1 An integrated approach to sustainable enterprise development; Box 1.1 The challenge of promoting enterprise - the importance of the business-enabling environment; Figure 1.2 Informality thrives in poorer countries' approach to sustainable enterprise development; Figure 1.3 The world economic pyramid; Figure 1.4 SMEs become more important as countries become wealthier; 2 EVOLVING AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES TO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTTable 2.1 Evolving approaches to enterprise development - The three paradigmsBox 2.1 ILO: Integrating decent work into entrepreneurship development; Box 2.2 What is the investment climate?; Box 2.3 What is MMW4P?; Box 2.4 How markets can enhance lives and enable sustainability; Box 2.5 Credit, mobile phones and making markets work for the poor; Box 2.6 Principals, agents, adverse selection and moral hazard; Box 2.7 Supporting women micro- and small-scale entrepreneurs; Box 2.8 ILO success stories in small enterprise developmentBox 2.9 Challenges for effective public-private dialogue for investment climate/business-enabling environment reform3 CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE: BASIC CONDITIONS; Box 3.1 The rule of law and the importance of property rights; Figure 3.1 Most frequently reported major obstacles to firm operation in developing countries; Box 3.2 Creating a strong macroeconomic environment for enterprise formation and growth; Figure 3.2 Practical steps for environmental policy-making; Box 3.3 The spirit of enterprise; Box 3.4 Highlights from the Global Entrepreneurship MonitorFigure 3.3 Basic conditions creating the opportunity for sustainable enterprises4 CREATING WEALTH AND DECENT WORK THROUGH COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISES AND NATIONS; Figure 4.1 Internal and external influences on productivity; Box 4.1 Collective bargaining, productivity and competitiveness; Box 4.2 Competitiveness - Adding up the real costs of cheap labour; Figure 4.2 Finance, bureaucracy, corruption and other problematic factors for doing business in Mozambique; Figure 4.3 Crime and theft in Jamaica and other problematic factors for doing businessFigure 4.4 Bureaucracy, tax and other problematic factors for doing business in JapanBox 4.3 What makes Switzerland so competitive?; Table 4.1 The WCY and GCR overall rankings; Figure 4.5 Competitiveness landscape for Germany; Box 4.4 Competitiveness and stages of economic development; Figure 4.6 Competitiveness landscape for Bavaria, Germany; Box 4.5 The Celtic Tiger: Making Ireland a competitive place to do business; Box 4.6 Investment compacts; Box 4.7 Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED); Figure 4.7 Local economic development - Strategies and risks5 THE REGULATORY AND LEGAL ENVIRONMENT: ISSUES AND POLICIESPromoting sustainable enterprises is about strengthening the institutions and governance systems which nurture enterprises. This volume provides detailed guidance on what constitutes a conducive environment for sustainable enterprises. Sustainable enterprises need sustainable societies. Business tends to thrive where societies thrive and vice versa.Sustainable developmentBusiness enterprisesSustainable development.Business enterprises.658.408 22Buckley Graeme J1571665Salazar X José Manuel(Salazar Xirinachs)1538180Henriques Michael1571666International Labour Office.International Labour Conference(2007 :Geneva, Switzerland)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785679203321The promotion of sustainable enterprises3846142UNINA